Sunday, April 19, 2026

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columnists
  • by david hall
'Enjoy just being here' — At almost 110, she's still baking pie, with a little help

Edith Renfrow Smith, Grinnell College class of '37, is a rare "supercentenarian." In the fall her alma mater is naming a new dorm after her.

comed-bribery-trial
  • by david hall
Fate of ComEd bribery defendants could be in the dark for months

It's a remarkable turnaround in a case that once seemed like a slam-dunk for the feds. Jurors in May 2023 convicted the four defendants of every count for which they’d been charged.

extremism-in-the-ranks
  • by david hall
Chicago police rebuff watchdog’s request to reopen probe into cops’ ties to extremist Oath Keepers

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said officers tied to extremist groups “are dishonoring the badge.”

crime
  • by david hall
Death of man shot Sunday at Little Village baby shower marks 20th homicide victim of holiday weekend

About 12:40 a.m. Sunday, Guillermo Ruiz Hernandez was at a baby shower in the 2800 block of South Lawndale Avenue when several shots were fired and a car sped away, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.